Slip



H. KATZ March 1`6, 1937.

SLIP

Filed March 5, 1935 INVENTOR HARRY KATz BY zTORNEY Patented Mar. 1s, 1937 UNITED STATESl PATENT GFFICE 1 Claim.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in a slip and a method for making the same.

The invention has for an object the construeton of a slip which is characterized by a front panel and a rear panel sewed together along the sides, and inserts of smaller length or width, than cutouts at the sides of the slip in the region slightly above the hips and set into the cutouts for making the Waist portion of the slip form fitting and adding to the flare of the sides of the slip.

It is a further object of this invention to form the inserts of diamond or the like shape.

Still further the invention contemplates the provision of several inserts arranged one above the other in the region specified.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a slip as described which is simple and durable and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost.

For further comprehension of the invention, and of the objects and advanta-ges thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawing, and to the appended claim in which the various novel features of the invention are more particularly set forth.

In the accompanying drawing forming a material part of this disclosure:-

Fig. 1 is a front elevational view of a slip constructed according to this invention.

Fig. 2 is a fragmentary side elevational view of Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a sectional view taken on the line 3-3 of Fig. 2.

, Fig. 4 is a fragmentary view similar to Fig. 2 but illustrating another embodiment of the invention.

' The slip, according to this invention, comprises sheet material in the form of a slip having a front panel I0 and a rear panel I I sewed together along the sides I2. The upper portion of the front panel I0 is formed with bust shaping darts I3. The slip is provided with shoulder straps I4. Other details of the slip, such as trimming and the like, will not be given in this specification since they form no part of the invention.

Inserts I5 of smaller length or width, than cutouts at the sides of the slip in the region slightly above the hips, are set into the cutouts for making the waist portion of the slip form fitting and adding to the flare of the sides of the slip. More particularly, the inserts I5 are of smaller length than the cutouts into which they are set so as to cause the faces of the inserts to assume arcuate shapes, indicated by reference numerals I5. These arcuate shapes are concaved so as to naturally i-lt the curvature of the waist of a person. Furthermore, the inserts I5 are of smaller height than the cutouts into which they are set so as to cause the lower lines I5a of the cutouts to be raised upwards closer to the upper lines I5b of the cutouts and so increase the flare of the sides I5c of the skirt portion of the slip.

The invention also contemplates the teaching of a method for the construction of the slip. It is proposed that the slip be formed by sewing together the front and rear panels thereof and thereafter forming the cutouts in the regions slightly above the hips. The materials removed from these areas are then reduced in size to the required size and reinserted in position by stitches.

More particularly, the edges of the cutouts may be bent, as clearly shown in Fig. 3, and the edges of the inserts superimposed thereon and secured down in position with lines of stitches I6.

In Fig. 4 another embodiment of the invention is shown in which there are a plurality of inserts 25 at each side and arranged in a vertical row. These inserts are very similar to the inserts I5, both as regards construction and method of insertion, size and the like, distinguishing merely in the fact that gangs of them are used at each side. The advantage of this arrangement is that the slip may be made form ttting in different shapes than is possible with one insert, and furthermore, the amount of flare may be readily controlled.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred embodiment'of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope of the invention as defined in the appended claim.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is:-

In a form fitting slip, front. and rear panels attached to each other along their lside edges and having diamond shaped cutouts at the sides adjacent the waist line, diamond shaped panels arranged horizontally at the sides of said slip and having their edges stitched to the fabric dening the edges of said cutouts, the said cutouts being of a size larger than the said diamond shaped panels in at least one axis whereby the waist portion of said slip is form fitting and the side flare is increased without the production of irregular gatherings in said slip adjacent said inserted panels.

HARRY KATZ. 

